While choosing the right niche certainly isn’t the only thing that makes a successful blog, it’s an important first step. It’s not rocket science, either, like some of those guides make it seem. Here are six basic tactics to help you select a profitable niche for your blog. 1. Your Own Interests While it’s possible […]

I know what you’re thinking: You love blogging, you have your own blog, and you have plenty of your own work to do. Why should you even consider becoming a freelance blogger? Here are four reasons why… 1. Additional Income If you enjoy blogging you can pick up extra money writing posts for other blog […]

If you saw a purple puppy you could easily say, “That purple puppy is unique” because you know for a fact that dogs come in a very limited number of colors and there are no other purple puppies on the planet. But how do you tell a blogger he needs to be “unique” when there […]

You should run an advertising audit on your blog. Why? Well, to increase your ad revenue if you’re using direct ads. No matter what aspect of your blog you’re talking about you should never just set it up and forget it. There’s always room for improvement, all the way down to the tiniest detail. And […]

Trying to find a niche with no competition? Good luck. But why bother? If there’s a niche out there you’re passionate about, go for it. It’s not how much competition you have, it’s how you compete with the top two or three. You can dominate any niche when you follow these 7 tactics. 1. Monitor […]

Today’s task is to do a search engine optimization audit on your blog. While you should never rely on one source for all your traffic, it’s a safe bet that most of your traffic, especially in the beginning, is going to come through the search engines. And at least 80 percent of that search engine […]

Every now and then Google puts through one of their major updates and within hours webmasters around the world are crying out in agony. For whatever reason their site has disappeared from the search engines. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, that doesn’t guarantee your safety. Live in fear, grasshopper, live in fear! The […]

I know, I know, it seems like there’s always just one more thing you need tweak to make your blog more search engine friendly, but it’s worth it if it helps improve your ranking. This time we’re going to talk about formatting the images you put in your posts. Apparently those little Google bots never […]

I’ve read dozens of articles about why and when you should link to another blog but I’ve never read any that explain how you should do it. Is there such a thing as link etiquette and if so, what is it? After all, your link affects that other blogger, it’s like a handshake or an […]

People all around are beginning to catch on to what it means to have a digital legacy. It matters when you make a post online, be it a status update or your blog’s next article. There are times when we would truly rather just speak our minds, but are we considering what is being put […]